Architecture
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At the club
Mexican hospitality firm Grupo Habita has brought a down-at-heel villa in the seaside town La Paz back to life. Welcome to Baja Club.
Good authority
Nomad’s debut London opening in a former magistrates’ court and jail is a place where many would be happy to find themselves detained.
Eat and greet
A protected Zürich building has a new lease of life as a Japanese restaurant. Ooki Pavilion’s owners are helping to transform a quieter corner of the city with good food and great design.
Ground force
At the 17th Venice Architecture Biennale, dialogue is focused on the effects of tourism, sustainability and communal living, as well as the lasting impact of contemporary architecture.
Tread lightly
For these discerning Australians, a new place to call home means eschewing outdated ideals and focusing on a more sustainable way of living, as pioneered by one trailblazing Antipodean architect.
Fit for purpose
The Paimio Sanatorium has been saved by devoted fans of Alvar and Aino Aalto’s celebrated building. And now they hope to revive it as a place for health, healing and introspection.
Residents’ campaign secures heritage status for Málaga’s Melilla 31
There’s often a temptation to pull down and rebuild but over the following pages we look at projects determined to make do and mend, starting with a modernist marvel in Spain.
Reformed character
Athens has a vast new cultural space, but only for two years. Before nomadic foundation Neon leaves, it plans to deliver a cultural hit to a quiet neighbourhood.
Open days
In need of an urban pick-me-up? Boosting quality of life in cities doesn’t always require large-scale intervention. These projects are improving the way their cities look, act and feel.
Hidden talents
Winy Maas designed the world’s first art depot that is accessible to the public. We meet the movers and shakers, engineers and experts who helped him make it happen.
